On Monday, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) proposed gun confiscation orders and a 72-hour wait period on firearm purchases. His proposals were made via proposals to legislation currently pending in the Illinois legislature. Breitbart… The Chicago Tribune reports that “the provision that would allow confiscation of guns from people who are deemed dangerous” would last 14 days initially. […]
Category: Illinois
Ives accuses Rauner of blame shifting on 13 veteran deaths at Quincy home
Politico… During an interview with CLTV’s Paul Lisnek on Monday, state Rep. Jeanne Ives went on a tear against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Tim Schneider, the Illinois Republican Party chairman the governor is backing. Ives, who lost to Rauner in the March primary, also accused Rauner of shifting blame on the 13 veterans deaths at […]
Libertarian Kash Jackson compares abortion to Prohibition, would not end it
In an interview with Chicago Tonight, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Kash Jackson, who says he is “personally pro-life,” compared abortion to Prohibition. Jackson also says he is a big fan of the Rauner-funded Illinois Policy Institute. When questioned by Chicago Tonight’s Eddie Aruzza on whether he would have signed the controversial HB40 bill, signed last […]
Rauner’s conservative challenger, Sam McCann, sues Illinois Republican Party
The State Journal-Register… State Sen. Sam McCann has filed a federal lawsuit against Republican Senate leadership and the state Republican Party for cutting off his access to support services granted to Republican senators. In the lawsuit, McCann said he was expelled from the Senate Republican caucus on April 19 after announcing plans to run for […]
Richard Uihlein’s legacy is Bruce Rauner and the end of Illinois conservatism
Monday’s Washington Post featured a profile of Richard Uihlein, “Meet the little-known ‘big fish’ megadonor setting the tone for GOP primary races,” replete with conservative adjectives. Uihlein says he has “conservative priorities,” conservative priorities like “freedom of speech, limited government, sanctity of life and, also, Second Amendment rights.” The article says he “espouses anti-union, free-market and small-government […]
Too late: Rauner’s veterans affairs director resigns over Quincy veterans death scandal
From NBC5.com…. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s director of veterans’ affairs is stepping down. A statement from the Republican’s office Friday indicated that Erica Jeffries has accepted an offer in the private sector. WBEZ Chicago cited an internal email in reporting that Jeffries’ last day would be May 18 before starting work for Johnson and Johnson. Jeffries has […]
Is Dan Proft having cash flow problems?
I spy with my Illinois eye. Downstate here. Spring is the time that farmers have to plant. They don’t have a choice because if they stop planting then their loans come due and the jig is up. Is the jig up for Dan Proft and his Liberty Principles PAC? Liberty Principles PAC started 2018 with […]
Even without McCann, Rauner is trailing Pritzker by 18 points in new Illinois poll
Governor Rauner still hasn’t learned his lesson from the Republican primary: Don’t take conservative and pro-life voters for granted. Patch.com… The first head-to-head poll of the race for Illinois governor finds incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner faces a steep uphill battle to win re-election. The first statewide poll conducted since J.B. Pritzker won the Democratic primary […]
Brady says Sen. Sam McCann is a force to be reckoned with, could hurt Rauner
Conservative voters show no signs of forgiving Governor Bruce Rauner over his betrayal on abortion and illegal immigration. Last fall, Rauner signed two major Democrat bills to give Illinois sanctuary state status and forcing Illinois taxpayers to fund abortions on demand. If conservative voters have forgotten, Sen. Sam McCann is running as the Conservative Party […]
Rauner to attack pro-life Sam McCann just as he attacked Jeanne Ives
Long before Jeanne Ives ran against Bruce Rauner for Governor, Rauner was attacking pro-life conservative candidates in Republican primaries. Rauner and his donors have plied Dan Proft’s Liberty Principles PAC with $5 million plus to viciously attack pro-life candidates, including Sen. Sam McCann who announced last week he was running as the Conservative Party candidate […]